The daytime arena is a crowded one, and it's about to get even more so. With this season being Oprah Winfrey's final year on the air for daytime television, everyone wants to be the new Oprah. It's open season for talk shows and other daytime forms.

Anderson Cooper, who hosts "Anderson Cooper 360" nightly on CNN, is joining the ranks of the daytime talk show host. The upcoming talker will include traditional topics and celebrity interviews. In a statement, Anderson remarked, "With this new program I hope to relay important information and relate to people and the audience in a completely different way. It’s an exciting opportunity to show another side of myself and create something worthwhile and special in daytime."
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September has been full of news with the start of the new TV season and other events. Along with the return of old favorites and new wannabe favorite shows, there has also been a slew of other notable activity.

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The daytime drama, "As the World Turns" spun for the last time on September 17. For many, the final episode lacked satisfaction, focusing too much on recent characters in the fictional town of Oakdale in stead of concentrating on veterans, but still, the send off was one full of happy endings.

Long time ATWT performer Don Hastings was at the center of the action as Dr. Bob Hughes, reflecting on the town and the hospital he ran. It was his last day on the job before heading off to whatever retirement had in store for him and his wife, Kim (Kathryn Hays).
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It's been an eventful month this September in the world of TV and movie celebrities.

Leading up this week's review is little Winnie Cooper from the 80's TV show, "The Wonder Years". Winnie's portrayal, the beautiful and all grown up Danica McKellar, turned heads as a young girl, then went on to graduate Summa cum Laude from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics, and now has a new role: mother. McKellar and husband Mike Verta welcomed their first child, Draco, into the world on Tuesday, September 7. The couple wed last March.
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Big news coming out of the Psych camp, and this one should draw some good ratings numbers, too.

Xfinity.tv is reporting that an upcoming Psych case will land characters Shawn and Gus (stars James Roday and Dule Hill, respectively) in a small Northern California town call Dual Spires. Sharp folks might notice the oddity of that title. Here's another hint. One of the residents is The Woman with the Wood. That might remind some of the Log Lady from the groundbreaking series, "Twin Peaks", and it should.
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